CATHEDRAL OF ST JOHN DIVINE
NEW YORK
This is the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. It was designed in 1888 and begun in 1892. The cathedral has undergone radical stylistic changes and the interruption of the two World Wars. Originally designed in the Byzantine Revival-Romanesque Revival styles, the plan was changed after 1909 to a Gothic Revival design. After a large fire on December 18, 2001, it was closed for repairs and reopened in November 2008. It remains unfinished, with construction and restoration a continuing process. As a result, it is often nicknamed St. John the Unfinished. There is a dispute about whether this cathedral or Liverpool Cathedral is the world’s largest Anglican cathedral and church. It is also the fourth largest Christian church in the world. The interior covers 121,000 sq ft (11,200 m2), spanning a length of 601 ft (183.2 meters) and height 232 ft (70.7 meters). The interior height of the nave is 124 feet (37.8 meters). [Credit Text, Photo: Wikipedia]
The rose window, with diameter 40 feet and over 10,000 pieces of glass, is the third largest rose window in the world.